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Your Renewable News - New Energy to Unveil SolarWindow - Technology Demonstration on September 16th, 2010
www.yourrenewablenews.com via @YourRenewable &bull 56 Minutes AgoNew Energy Technologies, Inc. Electricity generated by New Energy's SolarWindow on prototypes of see-thru glass windows will be demonstrated at 2:30 p.m. EDT at the University of South Florida at this location: Science Center (SCA) Board Room (411) Research Laboratory (421), where both natural and artificial light sources will be used… Full Story »
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SustainabilityForum.com - Your Sustainability Information Source on the Web!
www.sustainabilityforum.com via @Authentegrity &bull 2 Hours AgoEdinburgh scientists sure know where to look for renewable energy, writes Alyssa Danigelis on Discovery News. Recently they figured out a way to make biofuel from whiskey byproducts, and now a different team, Chemistry postdocs Shanwen Tao and Rong Lan… Full Story »
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New study weighs in on organic vs. conventional debate
www.grist.org via @ConnectxNature &bull 4 Hours AgoSupporters of conventional agriculture say that organic farming is little more than a fad -- and that organic produce lightens consumers' wallets for no tangible benefits. And unfortunately, since agro-ecosystems are so complex, scientists have had a hard time cutting… Full Story »
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Your Green Helper: Environmentally Friendly Tips for Saving Money: Eating Organic Series
yourgreenhelper.blogspot.com via @gardeningtimes &bull YesterdayDuring September, Your Green Helper will be focusing on Eating Organic! Join us for fantastic giveaways, deals, recipes and resources. This page will be updated on a daily basis! You can participate by sending in your favorite organic recipe or… Full Story »
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A Very Different Earth
verydifferentearth.blogspot.com via @trigobot &bull YesterdayIt is becoming apparent that climate change will result in a very different Earth for future generations. Many changes are now unavoidable. What will that new Earth be like? Rice field in BangladeshNew science raises serious concerns about the negative impact of global warming on crop yields and plant productivity in general. This could be one of the most severe social and economic effects of climate change. Rice Yields Hurt By WarmingResearchers from the University of California,… Full Story »
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Fundraising Gala in Honour of David Suzuki
www.n24.ca via @N24News &bull YesterdayTORONTO - Singer-songwriters Chantal Kreviazuk and Lily Frost will give special performances at a fundraising gala on September 10 in Toronto to celebrate the life and legacy of David Suzuki. "Dr. Suzuki and his foundation have been an inspiration for… Full Story »
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Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico?
LiveScience.com &bull Yesterday
Oil, the lifeblood of U.S. transportation today, is thought to start with the remnants of tiny organisms that lived millions of years ago, but the exact chemical transformation is somewhat mysterious. It's a place where the conditions were right to… Full Story »
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A Very Different Earth: Plants Unhappy About Global Warming
verydifferentearth.blogspot.com via @DocWheat &bull YesterdayIt is becoming apparent that climate change will result in a very different Earth for future generations. Many changes are now unavoidable. What will that new Earth be like? Rice field in BangladeshNew science raises serious concerns about the negative impact of global warming on crop yields and plant productivity in general. This could be one of the most severe social and economic effects of climate change. Rice Yields Hurt By WarmingResearchers from the University of California,… Full Story »
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Vehicle air pollution hazards seven strokes to help you remove large sources of pollution - car pollution, decoration, automotive - automotive supplies industry
www.fourpxarticles.com via @airfre &bull YesterdayReflect many consumers, especially new cars did car decoration car has an "odor." Does not know that this "smell" is often said that car experts Air pollution . Many people believe that "new car smell generally, over a period of time right away." In fact, many consumers of such understanding is not in place, for themselves and their families buried the… Full Story »
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Sustainable Living Fair - 2010
scenesavvant.com via @eat_elevation &bull YesterdayThis year, the theme of the Sustainable Living Fair (returning to Fort Collins September 18-19) is permaculture. If you're not familiar with this term, it's formally defined as "any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems," or more simply, "sustainable land-use design." According to Kristina Cash, Sustainable Living Fair Director, "Permaculture is a way of living life and your relationship… Full Story »
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The people create thousands of solutions to confront climate change!
viacampesina.org via @Landtieraerztin &bull YesterdaySocial movements from around the world are mobilizing for the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that will take place inCancun from29 November to 10 December 2010. The COP 15 in Copenhagen demonstrated governments' incapacity to tackle the root causes of the current climate chaos. At the very last moment, the US undemocratically pushed through the so called "Copenhagen accord", in an attempt to move the debate out of the UN and the Kyoto promises and to favor even more voluntarily free market solutions. Climate negotiations have turned… Full Story »
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Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One (Video News)
Planet Green (Discovery Channel) &bull Yesterday
WATCH VIDEO: Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One Organic Golf Course With their massive water requirements and heavy use fertilizers and pesticides, golf courses have long been an environmental blight on the landscape. But now New Malton Golf… Full Story »
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Global Warming Problems with Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation Questioned - Pudaily (pu366.com) Polyurethanes News, Market Reports, Pricing and Manufacturers
www.pudaily.com via @SprayFoamMag &bull YesterdayThe Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA) is a trade association representing the spray polyurethane insulation and roofing industries, including contractors, suppliers, distributors, and consultants. Several of our members have brought to our attention your article "Avoiding the Global Warming Impact on Insulation," published in the June 2010 issue of Environmental Building News. This article inaccurately targets the high global warming potential (GWP) of blowing agents used by closed-cell spray polyurethane foam (SPF) and extruded polystyrene (XPS) relative to other insulation products, and provides insulation material recommendations based on flawed analyses. SPFA believes the assumptions, analyses, and statements are inaccurate and… Full Story »
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Your Green Helper: Environmentally Friendly Tips for Saving Money: Save 58% on Organic Coconut Cooking Oil
yourgreenhelper.blogspot.com via @RecipePrincess &bull YesterdayAmazon has another awesome deal on Nutiva Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil! You can get 30oz (2 tubs) shipped for only $11.68! This is almost a 60% savings! The sale price is down to $13.74. However, if you sign up… Full Story »
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Mountain lion roams Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto
Fortune Mag: Green Wombat &bull Yesterday
The appearance of a mountain lion Tuesday near downtown Berkeley, Calif., caused a stir in this animal-loving, environmentally conscious community, where residents may obsess about locally grown organic food but don't expect to be on the menu. The mountain lion, a 100-pound female,… Full Story »
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Food and climate change | What you can do | David Suzuki Foundation
www.davidsuzuki.org via @rrungrl13 &bull YesterdayIt's not only what vehicle we drive or how we heat our homes that determines our carbon footprint. The food we eat also has an impact. Understanding the resources that go into producing our food as well as what it… Full Story »
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Ethical Consumption: Choosing sustainable cosmetics
www.justmeans.com via @SATSProjects &bull YesterdayAkhila is a Justmeans staff writer for CSR and ethical consumption. As an IEMA certified CSR practitioner, she hopes to highlight a new way of doing business. She believes that consumers have the immense power to change 'business as usual' through their choices. She is a Graduate in Molecular Biology from the University of Glasgow, UK and… Full Story »
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Challenges and community-based adaptation to climate change (CSDi)
desertification.wordpress.com via @climatefarmer &bull YesterdayWhat exactly is community-based adaptation to climate change, and what are communities adapting to? The underlying idea is that in developing a climate change linked project, is to engage the community from the very beginning of the project design and foster the development of skills sets so that they can be the long-term stewards of the project activities and the outcomes which they create. Why? Because if you work for an NGO that is designing and launching this project your funding will end in one, two, or three years - and you'll leave. So the community needs to continue the… Full Story »
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The senate,true to...
www.facebook.com via @rootsorganic &bull YesterdayRoots Organic The senate,true to form,sustained its 18th year of inaction on global warming since ratifying the U.N. Full Story »
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Berkeley Debates the Demise of a Cougar
NYT: Environment &bull Yesterday
Getty Images"California is the state with the highest number of humans coexisting with the highest number of mountain lions," said Tim Dunbar, executive director of the Mountain Lion Foundation. The appearance of a mountain lion Tuesday near downtown Berkeley, Calif., caused a stir in this animal-loving, environmentally conscious community, where residents may obsess about locally grown organic food but… Full Story »
